security incident
nounverified·updated Oct 7, 2026
A security event that requires action on the part of an entity to protect information assets and resources.
MWETSP Section 100
Senses
NERC CIP-007-6 (System Security Management) v6
An adverse event where a threat or exploit may compromise a computer system and cause: loss of data confidentiality, disruption of system or data integrity, or disruption or denial of availability of the system and/or data.
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Event100%manual reviewI-079.event_restored
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Event is a type again; Triggering Event is an Event that obliges a response (Dorian, 2026-10-07; cki DESIGN.md I-079)
Sensitivity
Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Information Class
—70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Variants
- plural
- security incidents
- possessive
- security incident's
- pluralpossessive
- security incidents'